Almaty, Kazakhstan - Dushanbe, Tajikistan

"Gerald Oliver Swift" wrote in message news:...
Does anyone know if there any flights direct from Almaty, Kazakhstan to
Dushanbe, Tajikistan without having to be re-routed through Moscow?
Help much appreciated, regards
Gerry

It's OK folks, I found it.
Tajik Air on Thursdays & Sundays.

hi,

Practical Details - Flying from Khorog to Dushanbe

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Getting a ticket on the Khorog to Dushanbe flight can be the air travel administration equivalent to climbing Mt. Everest. Dozens of underemployed airline, airport, and government personnel will do their very best to provide heaps of ambiguous and contradictory information. There is no information in the town of Khorog itself.

The deal: To book a ticket, you must go to Khorog airport at least one day before you hope to fly. Though nothing will guarantee you a ticket, increase your chances by arriving before 10AM and giving your passport to the man with the enormous wiry hairdo that hides in the back of the building behind a small opening outfitted with wrought iron bars and a pressed wood makeshift window cover. He will likely slam it shut without notice when he believes his day is finished.

On your day of departure, arrive early in the morning (i.e., 8:00AM for a 10:30 AM flight that, in our three days of experience hanging out at the airport for a ticket, manages to take off sometime around 11:30AM). After you attempt to make your presence known for 90 minutes, the man with the wiry hairdo will call out “inostrance” (foreigners, in Russian). That’s your cue to go up to the opening, pay your money ($80/ticket) and collect your prized air tickets.

Allowed weight: You are only allowed 10 kilos per person total (carry on + check-in). Each additional kilo is 2.2 somoni ($0.75). To pay this, you must wade through another transaction with wiry hair guy. This is how we learned we are carrying 50 kilos (110 lbs) between the two of us. Heavy st